Ear rots or molds are usually most problematic when cool, wet conditions occur during silking and early grain development, when the ears are most susceptible to fungal infection.

Corn is all over the board in terms of growth and development, ranging from V6 to R2; Late-planted fields are usually at greater risk for foliar disease development, and reports coming in indicate that gray leaf spot is already present on the lower leaves in some areas.

The same weather conditions that have delayed Ohio corn and soybean harvest are also keeping wheat out of the ground.